SRT base anchors and rescue anchors

[James Atkinson]

Iv not had any problem with the panic feature yet, but to be honest once I'm

Up I usually switch to a tip tie in, if I was going to choose again I would get the new isc d4? I think it's called

[Adam Bourne]

One word

 

Running bowline

[Ian Flatters]

Two words

 

Running bowline

 

 

Fixed it for you.

[Adam Bourne]

Fixed it for you.

 

 

Oh yeah!! Haaaa!

[Paul Smith]

The rig and I'd have a fundamental problem when used as base anchors. You have to stay in attendance to operate it. If you have to assist a climber that you are lowering you can't leave the rig. If you use the figure 8 you can walk out to the drip line if you haven't backed it up with a hitch.

[BenR]

The rig and I'd have a fundamental problem when used as base anchors. You have to stay in attendance to operate it. If you have to assist a climber that you are lowering you can't leave the rig. If you use the figure 8 you can walk out to the drip line if you haven't backed it up with a hitch.

If you use a hitch cord, it can be disconnected and clipped to a rescuers harness.. Best of both worlds....

[Cuttup]

The rig and I'd have a fundamental problem when used as base anchors. You have to stay in attendance to operate it. If you have to assist a climber that you are lowering you can't leave the rig. If you use the figure 8 you can walk out to the drip line if you haven't backed it up with a hitch.

 

I'm not sure what assistance you can give from the dripline on the ground. If you are lowering a casualty then that is all you should concentrate on. One advantage of a descender (ID) would be that you can lock off and leave the casualty very quickly. If you are controlling the casualty and wander away with a rope through a Figure8 and you trip/ get stung by a bee/ have heart attack etc then the casualty on the end of the rope will not be grateful as they plummet to the ground

[James Atkinson]

I think it all depends on circumstance with me and who I'm with, my main contractor has a huge set of tripple ladders, would I usually use a retrievable base anchor? No haha I'd jus climb the thing, another guy I work for doesn't even own ladders, everything done with a throw line, retrievable base anchor? Big scary tree yes, smaller one? No, a running bowline is perfect. I think it's just down to what feels right on the day and how much time I have or how much I care haha

[bumble B]

I think it all depends on circumstance with me and who I'm with, my main contractor has a huge set of tripple ladders, would I usually use a retrievable base anchor? No haha I'd jus climb the thing, another guy I work for doesn't even own ladders, everything done with a throw line, retrievable base anchor? Big scary tree yes, smaller one? No, a running bowline is perfect. I think it's just down to what feels right on the day and how much time I have or how much I care haha

 

[Mark Bolam]

Word.

 

 

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